davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19
A CHINESE RAIN-MAKER.

A Chinese newspaper says: Before
the rain was obtained in the Pao.ting pre-
lecture the drouth was severely felt by
the peasants, who, having been unsuc-
cessful in all their efforts to obtain relief,
engaged Taoist priest, who erected in
the open street wooden stage covered
around with mateheds. Incense sticks
were kept burning in the front, and cof-
fin was prepared with four gentry or
elders OF the people standing one at each
corner of the coffin, while the priest pros
trated himself, murmuring and burning
some papers. After that the priest laid
himself in the coffin, epjoining that the
lid be held tight by several men. Should
the rain still fail to appear these perform.
ances were to be repeated three times,
after which it was believed that the rain
would certainly come. One difficulty was
that the priest might die in the course of
three years from causes known to the
gods a. e., through the vengeance of the
gods), and consequently he often de-
manded very liberal remuneration for
b is services. "-Neac York Post.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19
NAMING THE HOMESTEAD.

The custom of naming farm home
steads which has prevailed in some of the
older commonwealth, and notably in
some of the Southern States, is worthy
OF more general adoption. An appropri-
ate and expressive name must render any
rural home more attractive and pleasant,
and it is matter of surprise that so little
attention is given to farm nomenclature.
A writer on this subject suggests the
giving OF name to every country home,
no matter how homely or isolated that
home may be; and he adds that one of
the brightest spots in his memory is the
remembrance Of Arose Valley" his child
hoods happy home. "Give each one a
name, and let those names be appropri-
ate and musical-short. sweet, and easily
remembered and pronounced then,
when you go to visit a neighbor, either
on business or pleasure, instead of
saying you are going to Jones's or to
Browns or Smiths, you will say you are
going over to the 'Oedars,' or to the
Hickory Grove or to Holly Hill How
much pleasanter it would sound. Then
when the young people make up their
surprise parties during the long cold
winter evenings, in place of notifying
each other they are going to surprise
the James's the Joues's or the Jacksons
1t would be, we are going to surprise
Pleasant valley 'Viewfeld,' or Walnut
hill,'" Almost every farm can be identi-
fed by some local familiarity, prominent
and visible, and hence may be easily
named appropriately. = Leaciston (Me.)
Journal
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19
MY GRAVE.

For me no great metropolis of the dead
Highways aud byways, squares and cres-
cents of death
But, after have breathed my last sad
breath,
Am comforted with quiet, who said,
az weary of mems voices and their tread.
OF clamoring bells aud whirl of wheels that
pass"
Lay me beneath some plot of country grass
Where flowers may spring, and birds sing
overhead:
Where to one coming, some fair eve in spring
Between the day-fall and the tender night,
Might pause awhile, his friend remembering,
And hear low words breathed through the
falling light.
Spoken to him by the wind whispering,
'Now he sleeps long, who had so long to
fight"
Philip Boltrlte Mar ston.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19

Mrs. GEN. I. r. r. COBB, of Atlanta,
Ga, has the original draft of the Confed-
crate Constitution as it came from the
committee who drafted it. 1t is said
that Photographer SARoNY, of New York
City, owns the Constitution as finally
adopted by the Confederate Congress.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19
Ssarnr, 9tonrs aud Garden.
GOLDEN ROD.

Like miser's gold when death draws on apace;
Like lovers kiss when parting is at hand;
Like yearning looks that seek loved ones
face
AS GIBBS the last of life's retreating sand
So is the golden rod; the summer wanes;
We think not of the roses of the past,
But love this flower, less fair than they be-
cause
We cannot keep it, and it is the last.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19

The influence of many good people is
undoubtedly much diminished by their want
of that courtesy which has been well called.
beneYolence in small things.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19

flavor of lemon at all, but is intensely Bit
ter and would spoil many things to which
it might be sdded-milk or custard, for
instance.-From Woman"
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-11-19


the carved mantel-piece after that, be-
side, it was not there in Washington's
day, but an innovation by later genera
ton. Therefore, we left it for the old
kitchen and flower gardens. We walked
leisurely through the prim, green alleys
of clipped lockwood, inhaling the scent
OF roses; we ate our lunch in contempla-
tive mood under spreading spruce pines,
which Washington had planted; we Wis
tied the old kitchen with it's fire place so
ample, where an ancient dame, ('mam-
my') once smoked her pipe in the corner
with delicious air Of comfort; we took
glimpses of the willow trees "trom Ma
poleon's grave" on our way back to the
boat; we gathered weeds and grasses as
mementoes to accompany the boquet we
had bought, and giving up our coupons
at the gate, we hailed the returning "Cor-
coran," which sails away after land
ing her pilgrims at Mt Vernon; a most
happy illusion, as though she were mes
senger from some distant shore, and
their business was simply to fetch and
carry happy pilgrims to their destiDationl
Going back, the dome of the capitol, and
the tall shaft OF the Washington monu-
ment glistened beautifully in the blue
atmosphere that yelled the distant city;
but we, tired mortals, sat very still, and
did not talk much until We landed at the
"slip" on Seventh street, and saw the
mornings belated Zouaves Warrington
time-for the return trip. We heartily
wished them bon vOyagei and their pros
pect was even better than ours, for the
silver horn Of a young moon would add
the finishing touches to the beauty Of the
river scenery, as they would come back
about nine o'clock at night.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
TAXES.
City Assessments Delinquent and
County Due.

City Assessments Delinquent and
County Due.
To-day is the last day on which city
taxes can be paid before becoming de-
linquent, and there remains to be col
lected $63, ,551.25. AS the average
days collection is about $l2 900 it will
readily be perceived that about $780,
600 will become delinquent. The as
sesment roll showed that $361 ,450.9S
was to be collected by the City Tax
Collector. OF this amount, up to last
night, he had received $297 ,S99.73.
To-day being the last day it is likely
that there will be quite a rush, but
not SO great as, would have been
the case If the time had not been ex-
tended one week and the possibilities
are that they may be no press at all.
If this be so, the delinquent list will
be quite large, but as there are some
who never pay until after the deln-
ouent date, it is expected that it will
be reduced greatly before the adver-
tisement will take place.
County taxes become due and pay
able to the County Tax Collector to-
day and it is expected that, as there
are 30 many unknown owners, the
taxpayers will come forward early and
settle,
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
TWO RUNAWAYS.
A Milk Wagon and Two Buggies
Demolished.

A Milk Wagon and Two Buggies
Demolished.
Yesterday afternoon a milk-wagon
was to be seen going at a break-neck
speed down First street. The horse
had been frightened higher up the
street, and was making for the Santa
Fe depot. Just after crossing Alameda
street it ran against the sidewalk. The
wagon was completely telescoped and
the milk strewn over the road. The
Jehu presently arrived, mounted his
steed and went in search OF another
wagon with which to deliver his milk.
Another runaway occurred on Spring
street during the afternoon. The
horse which w. j. Tobias was driving
took fright and ran up Spring street to
Market street, when it came in con-
tact with Officer McKenna's buggy.
Both vehicles were badly smashed
and Officer McKennass hand was cut.
No other injuries resulted from the
collision. s.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
BASE BALL.
The Philadelphians Win Easily
In Eight Innings.

The PhfIadelphians Win Easily
In Eight Innings.
I Too late to announce that there
would be no game Of ball yesterday
it was found by the managers OF the
series to be given here, that the men
engaged to form what will be known
as the Los Angeles Club, would not
arrive in time to play the first game
with the Philadelphia nine. The
only thing to be done under the cir
cumstances was to fill in the vacant
places with such men as could be OBJ
tanned at once. Under these Cir
cumstances it was not to be expected
that there would be any chance at all
for the picked-up nine, and the result
showed that these anticipations were
true. The Philadelphians came here
with record in the east which is
quite wonderful, and even if the best
men did not come, as is
claimed, those who played yester.
day are veterans, and have won
games from clubs of national reputa-
ton. This fact had its weight with
those who played in the Los Angeles
uniforms, and it was evident that they
did not play as we'll as they might
through sheer fright.
The 1000 people who attended the
game yesterday afternoon did not
know, however, these circumstances,
and many of them left the grounds
long before the game was out, vowing
that they would attend the series no
more. When these people learn that
the next games will be played with
the real Los Angeles nine their
opinions will change. There were
some good players among the Los An
geles representatives, but they could
not carry the day against nine men
who worked together and played
equally as well, if not better.
The poor players of the home
nine were very poor, and the list
errors, if kept, was very large. The
Philadelphia nine played well, though
not so we'll as they might. Probably
they had some compassion for the
home nine, and it was noticed several
times that they were too easy. There
was not a run made by the Los An
geles that could not have been pre-
vented with ease, and at the bat the
visitors did not often act as if they
cared to play badly. The visitors
made several home runs, and showed
in one or two innings what they
could DO if they so desired, and the
probability is that when pitted against
the real home nine, they will put
forth their best efforts and show what
can be done in ball playing. The
missing Los Angeles men will arrive
to-day, and tomorrow a better
matched game will be played. The
score was q to in favor OF the visit
OrS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
Another Disappearancc.

1t was reported yesterday that o. F.
Hunt, contractor, had disappeared
owing considerable money. 1t was
stated that two weeks ago he reported
that he had been robbed of $15S5 at
the Natick House. He had the money
in his pocket-book, having drawn it to
pay out ON his accounts, and left it in
his coat pocket while he went to fire.
He claimed that it was taken while he
was absent. 1t was reported that not
being able to meet his bills, owing to
the heavy loss, he departed without
giving any hint of his destination.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
MOBBED.
san Pedro Sailors Object to BE.
ing Arrested.

san Pedro Sailors object to BE.
ing Arrested.
A warrant was swora out by f..
H. Carpenter before Judge Austin,
Saturday morning for the arrest OF
ten sailors at San Pedro for enticing,
harboring and secreting seamen, and
placed in the hands of Deputy Con-
stables Fred Smith and Roberts to
serve. They arrested five of the
men Saturday and brought them to
the County Jail. Yesterday they
went down again to arrest the other
five. They arrested one of them
when about forty sailors from the
saloon pitched into Smith and Rob-
erts, trying to take the sailor away
from them. They had a terrible
fight, Smith getting black eye and
one of his fingers badly chewed, and
Roberts was seriously punished in
the face. They however sue
ceeded in getting their pris-
oner to the court room
where they were besieged by about
100 additional men, who threw rocks
and every available thing into the
courtroom, smashing all the windows
and injuring the building. With the
assistance Of the two Deputy Sheriffs
of San Pedro. they made their way
safely to the train as the sailors were
organizing to run them out Of town.
Had they staid five minutes longer,
there undoubtedly would have been
bloodshed, as they had to 60 out with
drawn revolvers to keep back the
crowd which was gathering around
them. They arrived in town safely,
leaving their prisoner in San Pedro
under $50 bond to appear before
Judge Austin tomorrow.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
A Grand Edificc.

Major George II. Bonebrake has
purchased another one-fourth undiv-
jded interest in the Bryson lot on the
corner Of Second and Spring streets,
that gives him half interest in the
property. About a dozen plans for a
grand four story brick building to be
built on the lot have been prepared
and are now being considered by
Messrs Bonebrake and Bryson. These
plans vary in cost from $3.50, 900 to
S2S0 900 each, and are very beautiful
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
Reai Mermaid in Town.

There is now being exhibited in a
store, No. 40 South Spring street, the
famous mermaid that has created 80
much excitement east. The creature
is a most remarkable specimen, re-
sembling so closely human being
above the waist, and from thence
down the extremity being that of an
ordinary fish. The arms and back
are covered with scales. Capt. King,
who is in charge, is on his way with
the creature to Woodwards Gardens,
San Francisco.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
THE SOLDIERS HOME.
An Invitation to General
Franklin.


Franklin.
The committee on reception and
entertainment, appointed to entertain
the Board OF Managers of the Soldiers
Home, have prepared the following
handsomely engrossed letter to be
sent to General Franklin, at San
Francisco. Mr. Johnson, in the
County Recorders Office, did the en-
crossing. 1t reads as follows:
Los ANGELES, GALA, Nov. 5, 1887.
General w. B. Franklin, President
Board of Managers Soldiers Home:
DEAR GENERAL-We are instructed
by the citizens of Los Angeles to ten
der to you, and through you to the
members Of you Board, the hospitality
of the city upon your approaching
visit to the Pacific Coast. We urge
that your Board hold an official meet
ing here, in order to receive and con-
slider proposals from our people with
reference to the location of the Pacific
Coast branch of the home.
LII Will iilOTu Illc CltlZClo Va iNOo All
geles great pleasure to manifest their
high regard for the distinguished
members of your Board and to'show
their deep sympathy for the sick and
helpless survivors of the armies of our
Union.
We can assure you Of most cordial
welcome, and that many liberal prop
ositions will be submitted with refer
ence to the location OF the home near
this city.
Hoping for a favorable reply, we
are faithfully yours.
The letter will be signed as follows:
w. III. WORKMAN, Mayor.
NELSON A. MILES,
Brigadier General.
f. GERMAN,
President Board Of Trade.
H. Fl. BoYCE,
Commanding John A. Logan Post.
j. TRANSMITTED,
Member CRY Council.
j. w. Quinn,
P. G. Stanton Post.
A. WMLHARTITE,
Member Real Estate Exchange.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
programme:
A New Hotel.

by notice in another column it will
be seen that Colonel P. d. Grimes
has opened brand new hotel at 1853
North Downey Avenue in East Los
Angeles in elegant style. Those who
sat at his table at the Highland
Home in the San Gorgonio Pass will
be glad to greet the Colonel in his new
home. The name of the house is
Bella Vista.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
BRYANT, ARNOLD & CO.,
Milwaukee Furniture Company,

Have opened their elegant salesroom at the
corner Of FOURTH and MAIN, with q full
line Of FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY, etc
Samples already set up in their Fourth street
store. On account Of their store ON Nam
treet not being completed, goods for the next
fifteen days will be sold at great reducuon'
a. they are arriving faster than storage canS'
found. Now IL the time 70 buy cheap
All goods guaranteed to give satisfacuon.
o. I'm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07

The Czar entertained his royal
Danish relatives with a feat of
strength the other day. He took a
new pack OF cards and by a quick
motion of his hands tore it right
through.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
UndeIivcred Messages.

There remains at the Western
Union Telegraph Office, No. II North
Main street. for want of suitable ad-
dress, undelivered kilograms for /:
Mrs. w. N. DeGraw. Mrs. A. G. Riggs;
w. L. johnson and Matthew Arm
strong.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07

plans-we can aid and comfort and instruct
one another to make our associated Paroch-
ial life moral and spiritual force in the
community, not merely in our day and gen,
Grafton, but so fix it and plant it and
nourish it by our prayers and tears and
sacrifices and 1abors, intelligently and
heartily bestowed, that the parish Will
live and grow end bear fruit after we are
Saints rest under the joyful anticipation Of
bearing the Saviour's commendation, wen
DONE good and faithful servant, thou hast
been faithful over few things, Will make
thee ruler over many things, enter thou into
the joy of thy Lord" In this the pastor can
help the flock, and the flock the pastor; let
us each give the other chance to let the
Spirit of God do His blessed cleansing work
of teaching, guiding, helping, comforting,
enlightening till we all become IAN holy
temple, acceptable unto Him."
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07

About 1000 Acres of the Best Land
OF THE ROSE BLACK TRACT,
ABIDING the beautiful tree-embowered town
of Plea SAINT ON, are now for the first time
offered for sale in small subdivisions. The
soil of the Black ranch has long been well
known as equal to the best in California.
That of the Rose Tract is equally good.
For Fruit, one-half of this land has NO
superior, as surrounding orchards will at.
test. 1t is a deep, well-drained, alluvial
the acre in the dryest season ever seen in
this State. Two tons of barley to the acre is
q common crop on this land
For Vegetables and kindred crops
without irrigation; II has no no equal any
stra awberry and asparagus beds, and
large acreage of potatoes, beets, caf-
rOts, squash and pumpk Inns, OF cotn-
try-fair size, are now growing, or being
harvested on the land. A common crop OF
potatoes is 200 sacks per acre; of carrots,
rs to 100 tons; other products In proper
ton. Is unequalled for the sugar beet. AL
falfa produces four crops year.
There is not an acre of any but the very
best land offered. The tracts have been
opened up by wide, graded avenues, and
win be sold in small plots, OF from five
acres upwards.
No better tract of land has ever been sub
are deriving comfortable support frGin
| two Or three acres of this land.
This is "a Veritable Garden Spot
of the Earth,,' where a generous soil
| and every needed climatic condition, yield
results which seem almost fabulous.
| No dead water. no malaria, no fOgs.
Livermore valley nestles among the high,
rugged ridges of the Coast Range, and is
| exposed to neither the cold winds of the
coast, nor the great heat of the interior.
The climate is as near perfection as this
world affords.
But 40 miles from San Francisco, on Liv-
ernOre Division of G. P. R. r. Two mails
daily. Telegraph and telephone facilities,
Free carriages at PleasantOn, at an times,
to convey parties over the land.
For further maps, or further particulars,
address,
STANLEY & BARTLETT,
PleasantOn, Cal.
Or call on E. K. LILIENTHAL, 100 Front
street, San Francisco. Oct14-1m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
All Safe Investments.

$11O-Foot southwest of Figureoa snd Rou-
land.
$2OOO-Lot in Foreman tract.
$2OO-Foot, upper Main st., south of Santa
Fe Hotel.
$1SOO-Fairview tract, good Lot.
$2060-Fairmount tract, very cheap.
$1OOO-Urmston tract, Adams st.
$2OOO-COr. Diamond and Wilmer sts.
$45OO-Hope, between 10th and 11th SITS,
$225O-West side Nevada ST.; cement walk.
$15OO-Each, 8 lots west side Star st..
$11OO to $25OO-Greenwell tract.
$500 to $2OO0-Bentley & Crippens. Fourth
st. tract, near Belmont Hotel.
$7OOO-House 8 rooms, south side Ninth st.
$7OOO-House 6 rooms, A lots, East Los
Angeles.
S43OO-House rooms near Belmont Hotel.
Barn, lawn, flowers, furniture and
piano.
Would be pleased to meet our Iowa
friends. We make specially of investing
for Eastern visitors. Over thirty years ex-
perience in the real estate business Refer
ence in Western and New England States
Call and see US.
R. A. CRIPPEN 4 SON,
No. 2 Market st., opp. Court House.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
Park Concert.

Meme Bros band gave concert
at the Second street park pavilion
yesterday afternoon. Quite a large
crowd were in attendance and listened
to the following we'll rendered musical
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
r. WIESENDANGEk,
25 West First st.
TOURISTS PARK TRACT co

lOUNlCI , l ANN MAUI w
CAPITAL. $1,000 1000 SHARES OF
u 800, $50 cash, balance in one and two
years, 8 per cent. interest The purpose Of
this company Is to buy 12O acres on Pico ct,
to build on Item or more boarding houses % and
around beautiful park. When these i'm
provements IRE all completed, the 1000 lots
will be sold at greatly advanced prices, say
$500 to $500 each; It is expected that no
to be paid in, and that all moneys will be
paid back with very large profits to share
holders in less than one year. Shares are
selling fast by 7. Wiesendanger, 25 West
First street,
wILDERsoN STATION TRACT,
consisting of 1877 acres, one and a half
miles from citv limits. The steam street
railroad on Vermont avenue passes in front
of this tract, and Wilderson Station, on
the Ballona Harbor railroad, Is on 1t:
This tract can be subdividsd into lots and
sold as townsite Immediately at great
and syndicates. For sale cheap by T. Wies-
endanger, 25 West First street
80 acres at Anaheim, highly improved:
orchard and vineyard, with 40 shares Of
10 acres, with water, Anaheim. unim-
proved, 800 per acre.
80 acres, Anaheim, alongside irrigating
Shares I in tourists Park tract, $50 cash.
Lot s3, Park Villa tract, $l 800, $3.50 cash.
Lots ii and 70, Park Villa tract, $4,000
$3.50 cash.
Lot 10, Park villa tract, $2250-$1l25
cash.
Lot 100, Park Villa tract, $1,000, $1,000
cash.
Lot 81, wiesendanger tract, $475. $275
cash.
Lot 64. Kiefer tract, $1,000, 500 cash.
Lot 124, Kiefer tract, $1,000, 1866 cash.
I. WIESENDANGER,
noy(,-1m 25 West First st.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07

Damiana Bitters makes the old young and
Co., Wholesale liquor dealers, agents.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
Tn Eastern Visitors.
ILLUSTRATED HERALD.

sons resident in this section should
send all their friends at their old
homes copy of the
ILLUSTRATED HERALD.
This publication contains 4S pages
of the most carefully prepared statis-
tical and descriptive matter about all
matters OF interest in Southern Cali
fornia. The pages are profusely and
beautifully illustrated with So perb
cuts of buildings, scenes, ETC., OF the
country. This medium will convey
more information concerning US than
any other extant. 1t was specially
prepared for the recent &. A. r. En-
campment at st. Louis, and vast
number of the work was distributed
there. A small number remains on
hand at this Office, and these are rap
idly growing less. Come in and look
at II
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-07
PERRY, MOTT & cos
Lumber Yards
AND PLANNING MILLS,
NO. 76 COMMERCIAL STREET
nov1-6
RAILROADS To
Redlands, Lugonia, Grafton
ann MENTONE.

Pending the completion of railroads from
Cotton and San Bernardln0 to the above
named places (now being constructed) it has
become necessary, in order to accommodate
the rapidly increasing travel, to add to the
present facilit es two stages daily-from San
bernardino
horse Concord coach will meet all passenger
trains at Brookside station, on the Southern
Pacific Railroad.
All persons desiring to visit East San Ber-
nardino Valley, the prettiest and mo I lovely
in the 3 ate, will find the coach at the above
station. p4ru